America Uruguay To restore police presence on the streets is priority for Montevideo's new police chief, who rejects the idea of heavy hand, defends use of armored vehicles to protect officers, maintains that Uruguay is far from falling into violence as Central America
America Jamaica The Jamaica Airports Authority has identified a site for the creation of the country's fourth international airport, which will be located in Negril, Westmoreland
Europe Lithuania Over €1,5 million have been budgeted by Vilnius authorities to clean the city of graffiti
Asia Pakistan Lahore's primary schools will be closed for a week due to pollution, which has reached record levels in the city; on Saturday 2, the air pollution index was eighty times higher than the level considered acceptable by the WHO
Europe Kosovo In a report on the European Commission's 2024 progress on Kosovo, MEPs praised the results of judicial reform and alignment with the EU, while raising concerns about media freedom and the independence of the judiciary
Europe Ireland The Dublin Fire Department experienced the busiest Halloween night of the decade, with the number of calls more than double compared to last year, with a total of 494 fire calls, 421 of which were Halloween-related
Europe Portugal Lisbon has announced new disaster measures; in addition to 86 official meeting points and an online platform with the preventive steps they must follow to protect themselves, residents can register and receive SMS specific to alerts in the capital
America Bolivia Thousands of Evo Morales supporters in Bolivia demanded President Luis Arce’s resignation in ongoing protests, initially calling to end legal probes against Morales but now addressing economic issues
Europe Monaco On the occasion of the 2024 edition of Mois Sans Tabac - No Tobacco Month - in November, the government announced a national lung cancer screening campaign for all social security beneficiaries over the age of 50 in the Principality
Europe Netherlands At least 3.000 domestic animals are better protected from wolves thanks to the allocation of €95.000 by the Province of Zeeland for the purchase of fences and other protective measures against wolves
Oceania Palau Surangel and Sons Company filed a civil lawsuit against Palau's Island Times newspaper, its publisher and editor Leilani Reklai, accusing them of negligence and defamation
Asia Maldives 248 political appointees were dismissed from their posts as part of cost-cutting measures announced by President Mohamed Muizzu
Oceania Marshall Islands Rhea Moss-Christian, from the Marshall Islands, told an Australian television and radio network that within the nuclear tests conducted by the United States in her country, the Marshallese people were victims and suffered collateral damage
Europe Norway The state police put an end to 13 years of sending out operational announcements, often with a dose of humour, via the social media channel Twitter and later version 'X' and will now use their own app, Politiloggen, for security and operational reasons